Closure



1931. c. M. VILLANYI 1,817,218

CLOSURE Filed Feb. 4, 192a ATTORNEYS.

Patented Aug. 4, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES M. VILLANYI,OF BAYSIDE, NEW YORK, .ASSIGNOR TO Ii. MUNDET & SON. INCL, OF NEW YORK,N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK CLOSURE Application filed February 4,1928. Serial No. 251,782.

This invention relates to an improved closure capable of use in numerousdifferent associations, but particularly intended to be employed as apouring and sealing member for a receptacle and particularly the mouthof a bottle.

It is an object of the invention to provide a device of this character,the parts of which may be constructed readily and economio cally andwhich parts may be conveniently assembled to furnish a functionally andstructurally improved closure.

It is a further object of this invention to construct a closure, theparts of which will not deteriorate in use and in which fluid will beprevented from escaping irrespective of the amount of usage to which theclosuze is subjected.

With these and further objects in mind reference is had to the attachedsheet of drawings illustrating practical embodiments of the inventionand in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional view of a closure; F ig. 2 is a side elevationof the plug formin a part thereof;

Fig. 3 is a sectional side view of the cap portion of the closure;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the body thereof;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, sectional side view of a form of closureslightly different from that shown in the preceding views, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the closure as shown in the precedingfigures.

A closure of this nature is capable of employment in numerous differentassociations, but is particularly intended to be used in connection withreceptacles of the toilet water type. Thus, it is preferred that theclosure body 10 be of cork which, in certain aspects is most desirablefor this purpose, it being noted that this body is preferably taperedfor the purpose of fitting snugly the mouth of the bottle and has a bore11 through which the receptacle contents may be dispensed.

Associated with the upper end of this body 1s a cap presenting a pouringspout 12 and an outwardly extending disk-like portion 13, the spouthaving a bore 14 to align with the bore 11. In the inner face of thecap, a recess 15 is provided and is formed with screw threads. The underface of the disk portion 13 may, as shown, be slightly concave as at 16and of a diameter equal to, or greater than the diameter of the body 10,the upper sur face of this body being conveniently convex and fitting,as shown in Figure 1, snugly against the lower face of the cap.

With a view to attaching the body of the closure to the cap, the formeris preferably extended, as at 17, and this extension is formed withthreads corresponding to the threads of the recess 15. As a consequencethese elements may be attached to each other and against accidentalseparation.

In the base of the recess 15 an annular flange portion 18 may beprovided which, as the parts are joined to each other, will bearintimately against the upper surface of the extension 17, as has alsobeen shown in Figure 1, this bearing serving, obviously, to provide aseal to prevent the escape of fluid between the cap and closure body. Inthis connection, it will be observed that the under face of the disk maybe formed with a flange 19 adjacent the recess 15 to increase the depthof the latter. Consequently, a seal will also be provided at this pointin that, as shown in Fig. 1, the edge of the flange will bear intimatelyagainst the upper surface of the body 10, upon these parts of theclosure being assembled.

In the form of closure shown in Fig. 6, the cap includes a body 20having, in the exemplification under consideration, a substantially flatunder face within which a screwthreaded recess 21 is formed. This recesscorresponds in function to the recess 15, and an annular flange maylikewise be provided in the base of the same and concentrically disposedwith respect to the axis of the pouring spout, this flange, inconjunction with the closure body, providing a seal as aforedescribed.However, in this form of device, it is preferred that the thickness ofthe cap be less than that of the cap shown in the preceding views. Tothis end, and 1n order that the recess 21 may be of a depth adequatetoassure a firm interengagement of the closure cap and body, the uppersurface of the former is extended conveniently in the form of a shoulder22, thus providing the space necessary.

In either of the aforedescribed forms of closure, it is preferred that asealing plug be employed to prevent normally; the flow of fluid throughthe bores of the ody and cap. To this end, a plug 23 of proper diametermay be employed which carrles at its upper end a head- 24 embracing adownwardly extending skirt portion 25 which, conveniently, is of adiameter adequate to encircle the pouring spout. In fact the diameter ofthis skirt is such that when used in conjunction with a cap portion ofthe type shown in Fig. 6, it

' will blend and/or form virtually a continua- I l I aforementioned areachleved, 1t

tion of the raised portion as defined by the shoulder 22, so that theappearance of the device will be improved materially.

Thus, among others, the objectss ecifically eing intended that numerouschanges in construction might be resorted to without in the slightestdeparting from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. A closure including a body formed with anextended portion having an uninterrupted upper face, a cap formed with arecess in its under face and screw-threaded to receive such extendedportion, and a flange extendingv from the under face of said cap and inline with the edges of the recess thereof to form a continuation of thelatter, and said flange engaging intimately the upper face of said bodywhen the latter is applied to said cap.

2. A closure including a body, an. extended portion forming a part ofsaid body and having a uninterrupted upper face, a cap formed with ascrew-threaded recess, a flange extending outwardly from the base ofsuch recess and being of a height less than the depth of the latter,said cap and body being formed with a bore for the passage of fluids andsaid flange biting into the upper face of said extende portion upon theapplication of said cap to said body.

3. A closure including a body, an extended portion forming a part ofsaid body I and having an uninterrupted upper face, a.

cap formed with a screw threaded recess, a flange extending outwardlyfrom the base of such recess and being of a height less than tendinginto engagement with the upper sur-- face of saidbody.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES M. VILLANYI.

